14 DAY TRIAL // Glassdoor’s annual ranking of the 50 Best Places to Work this year puts Apple on the 35th place (16th in the tech industry), a decline for the Mac maker. The study also surveyed the company’s retail staff and found some issues.
According to Fortune, which sampled some Apple employee reviews, the retail worker at Apple is prone to the most frustration.
Of particular interest are the complaints coming from Creatives, Packaging Engineers, Geniuses, Mac Specialists, Front End Engineers, Apple Solutions Consultants, Senior Network Engineers and, of course, Managers.
An Apple Solutions Consultant had a pretty interesting description of his duties, saying, “You have no authority to make any real decisions but you are still required to make them.”
Other complaints can be found below, courtesy of Fortune.
Creative (Apple Store): It's busy. All. The. Time. Packaging Engineer: High stress, long hours, too much security. Genius: Difficult to move up. Interactions with customers can be trying. Understaffed and overworked. Hours can feel long and are inconvenient to a proper work life balance. Mac Specialist (Apple Store): Hard to internally grow into management. Too touchy-feely at times. Managers pulled in too many directions. Specialist: Not for the lazy or faint of heart. Front End Engineer: Long hours during project launches and work/life balance takes a backseat at some points.